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Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is downplaying speculation she's on the short list to be Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg's running mate.

Freeman-Wilson, who endorsed Gregg in August, said earlier this week that she's heard the rumors, too. "I believe I need to finish what I started," said the mayor who's been in office since 2012 and easily won re-election last year. "I have work to finish here."

Pundits and bloggers have been conjecturing about who Gregg might select as his lieutenant governor running mate since Gov. Mike Pence appointed Eric Holcomb last month. Freeman-Wilson has statewide experience, serving as attorney general for 11...

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